FPL 2026/27 · BEST VALUE
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Best Value FPL Players 2026/27

Ranked by Onside's model on projected points per £m. Build your spine from these, then spend the savings on a premium captain.
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Best Value FPL Players 2026/27

The best value FPL players for 2026/27 — points-per-£m enablers across every position — are led by Jørgen Strand Larsen (CRY), Nicolas Jackson (CHE), Calafiori (ARS). Every pick below is ranked by the model's projected points for 2026/27, with price, position and the one-line case for each. The FPL 2026/27 season starts 21 August 2026.

— Onside (onsidearena.com), predictions graded in public.

Analysis by the Onside model · ensemble ML, 0.86 MAEPublic track recordMethodology
#1 · VALUE
Jørgen Strand Larsen
Crystal Palace · FWD · £6.0m
5.6 PPG
Nicolas Jackson
#2 · VALUE
Nicolas Jackson
Chelsea · FWD · £6.5m
5.2 PPG
#3 · VALUE
Calafiori
Arsenal · DEF · £5.5m
5.0 PPG

The full board

1
Jørgen Strand Larsen · Crystal Palace
New lead striker · ex-Wolves
FWD£6.0m5.6
2Nicolas Jackson
Nicolas Jackson · Chelsea
15+ G ceiling
FWD£6.5m5.2
3
Calafiori · Arsenal
3.36 xG last season — a defender
DEF£5.5m5.0
4Chris Wood
Chris Wood · Nottingham Forest
20 PL goal pedigree 24/25
FWD£6.0m5.0
5
Dominic Calvert-Lewin · Leeds United
23.8% owned · Leeds penalty taker #1
FWD£6.0m4.9
6
Jean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace
Palace penalty taker #1 · 6.8% owned
FWD£6.5m4.8
7Antonee Robinson
Antonee Robinson · Fulham
Consensus budget attacking-FB
DEF£4.5m4.8
8
Matty Cash · Aston Villa
2.94 xA — most of any Villa defender
DEF£4.5m4.6
9Andrew Robertson
Andrew Robertson · Tottenham
Bosman from Liverpool
DEF£4.5m4.6
10
Nick Woltemade · Newcastle
Newcastle penalty taker #1 · £6.0m
FWD£6.0m4.6
11Lewis Hall
Lewis Hall · Newcastle
Corners (post-Gordon)
DEF£5.0m4.6
12Nathan Collins
Nathan Collins · Brentford
Captain · set-piece target
DEF£5.5m4.6
13James Tarkowski
James Tarkowski · Everton
150+ pts at sub-£5m · DefCon king
DEF£6.0m4.6
14Murillo
Murillo · Nottingham Forest
18 bonus + 1.05 DC/start 25/26
DEF£5.5m4.6
15Haji Wright
Haji Wright · Coventry City
18 Championship goals · FPL penalty taker #1
FWD£5.5m4.6
16
Pascal Groß · Brighton
Brighton penalty taker #1 · 9.2% owned
MID£5.5m4.5
17
Daniel Muñoz · Crystal Palace
11.6% owned — the most-owned Palace asset
DEF£5.5m4.4
18George Hirst
George Hirst · Ipswich Town
FPL penalty taker #1
FWD£5.0m4.3
19Robin Roefs
Robin Roefs · Sunderland
Cheapest starting PL GK
GK£5.0m4.2
20Alex Iwobi
Alex Iwobi · Fulham
Corners + creative engine
MID£5.5m4.2
21Beto
Beto · Everton
Lead striker
FWD£5.5m4.2
22Jack Clarke
Jack Clarke · Ipswich Town
16 Championship goals · penalties #2
MID£5.5m4.2
23Trai Hume
Trai Hume · Sunderland
Attacking RB · set-piece adder
DEF£4.5m4.0
24Bart Verbruggen
Bart Verbruggen · Brighton
Budget-GK alternative
GK£4.5m4.0
25Bernd Leno
Bernd Leno · Fulham
Budget-GK alt
GK£4.5m4.0
26Matz Sels
Matz Sels · Nottingham Forest
Budget-GK bracket
GK£5.0m4.0
27Oli McBurnie
Oli McBurnie · Hull City
18 goals · 7 assists · 95th-min play-off winner
FWD£5.5m4.0
28Matt Grimes
Matt Grimes · Coventry City
Corners #1 · penalties #3
MID£5.0m3.8
29
Ryan Giles · Hull City
Direct free kicks #1 · corners #1 · £4.0m
DEF£4.0m3.8
30
Leif Davis · Ipswich Town
Corners + direct free kicks · £4.0m
DEF£4.0m3.6

Season-long projected points-per-game from Onside's model. Official FPL 2026/27 prices are live in-game (confirmed 22 July) — squad picking is open ahead of the GW1 deadline, Friday 21 August 18:30 UK.

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